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Students check out Chromebooks for a school assignment.

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BISD tech levy hits the ground running

The Bainbridge Island School District board met Feb 29 to discuss the district’s long-term plans and facility updates.

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Sunset over Patagonia, AZ, where the Hyla class stayed during the Borderlines course.

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Hyla students learn about border conflicts during Arizona trip

Ten high school-age students from Hyla School on Bainbridge Island spent their winter break getting an eye-opening course…

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Riley Lambert, Nikka Heiskanen and Amelie Hill of Go Run Bainbridge jog during a recent practice.

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At local running club, ‘every girl is an athlete’

Are you faster than a fifth-grader? On Bainbridge Island, that’s a serious question.

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Bainbridge school levies have huge leads

The Bainbridge Island School District was passing both of its school levies easily in returns Feb. 15.

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Acting superintendent Amii Thompson shared amended details about the school budget at a board meeting Feb. 8.

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Bainbridge won’t be closing schools

The Bainbridge Island School District numbers just didn’t add up.

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NKSD superintendent lead suspect in political sign thefts

Scott Henden hid on the side of the road and waited.

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Students enjoy arts and crafts at the annual Maker Faire.

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Correction: 2 BI levies cost $19 more a month

Residents in the Bainbridge Island School District are voting Feb. 13 whether to raise property taxes by an…

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Ordway Elementary parent and self-described “data geek” JJ Blackwood holds up a bar chart demonstrating the breakdown of school closure scenario preference by school attendance at the Bainbridge Island School Board meeting Jan. 25.

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7 groups, 110 members have 10 ideas for BI school closures

The heat is on as the Bainbridge Island School district works toward a solution for a $4.5 million…

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Report: Safety measures paramount to reopening schools

Confirmed COVID-19 cases are being uncovered in higher numbers in Washington and schools in Kitsap County have backed…

Fiona recreates Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl With the Pearl Earring” for her art class. (Photo courtesy of Jill Queen)

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Students duplicate classics in art class

A quote widely attributed to legendary artist Pablo Picasso reads, “Art washes away from the soul the dust…

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Teachers take on challenge of online instruction this year

Whether it’s their first or 30th year teaching, educators in the Bainbridge Island School District were embarking on…

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BISD Board adopts reopening plan

The Bainbridge Island School District Board of Directors affirmed at their regular meeting on July 30 its commitment…

Study: schools may be able to safely reopen with measures in place

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Study: schools may be able to safely reopen with measures in place

Schools are not islands — that’s the conclusion scientists at the Bellevue-based Institute for Modeling Disease came to…